Liz MacKean and Meirion Jones think they have everything they need to finally expose Jimmy Savile’s abhorrent crimes. But as their transmission date gets nearer, their BBC bosses start to pull back. This is the story of how the BBC came to drop the Newsnight investigation into Savile and the seismic consequences of that decision. This is the second part of a two-episode story. Read all about it: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/02/jimmy-savile-bbc-journalists-risked-jobs-reveal-truth  https://www.itv.com/news/update/2012-10-04/watch-the-itv-documentary-on-jimmy-savile/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victim-Zero-Jimmy-Savile-Tried/dp/1786060299 https://www.channel4.com/news/by/jackie-long/blogs/my-friend-liz-mackean-a-forensic-journalist-who-had-time-for-people-who-others-ignored https://www.channel4.com/news/hunted-russia-gay-dispatches-channel-4-video  Special thanks to Liz MacKean's family for their support. This show is a co-production of Studio to be.  Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan  Co-Executive Producers: Joaquin Alvarado and Ken Ikeda Producer: Olivia Aylmer Audio Editor: Chloe Behrens Sound design, audio mixing and original music: Claudia Meza Transcription support: Soobin Kim Theme music: Dice muse See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.